Building block



Jan. 9, A. H, STAMM ET AL- BUILDING BLO CK' Filed Jan. 18, 1939 Patented Jan. 9, i940 BUILDING BLOCK Alfred H. Stamm and Harry S. Barton,

' Peoria; Ill.

Application January 1s, i939, serial'No. 251,461

9 Claims,

This invention relates tol improvements in building blocks adapted for the construction of the walls of buildings.

The main object of the invention is to so con- Hstruct a building block that water which may y chance to enter the inside ofsa-idblock due to leaks in a constructed wall willv be guided to but one face or side thereof, or that `face or side of said block known as the outer face as distin- 10 face or side thereof.

In addition. to this our building block includes certain structural features believed to be new and which will be made known with the aid of the appended drawing forming part hereof wherein- Figure l shows in perspective a building block according rto our invention, together with parts ofsimilar blocks all in their related positions in a building wall, and v Figure Zis an end elevation of `part of a building wallr showing a block according to our inven- V tion together with parts oi two similar blocks in assembled relation. l Manufacturers of building blocks have for years attempted, with more or less success, to so fashion such blocks that under all conditions,l and under all positions of the blocks as laid in a building wall compel any lwater that may, by chance, reachuthe interior of a. constructed wall bedelivered to theouter side of the wall rather than permit such water to reach the inner wall surface where much damage can be done.

Having had llong experience with the manufacture and practical use of blocks in the present eldwe have provided a rblock structure to serve they vpurpose intended and now made known herein. 4 The block includes two spaced hollow rectangularv portions I and2,the outer side of the latter constitutingin this instance the outer face in a constructed wall, and so far, of n course, these portions so formed and spaced are not vnew in themselves. y Thespace between these portions is bridged by spacedsbridging-walls 3 which in this instance are connected by a wall Il, said walls 3, or at least the upper onehaving a highest point 3 substanvtiallyicnidway of the spaced portions l, 2, and n sloping therefrom to their places of joining with the walls ofthe latter.

,It is now to be noted that extending upwards from the upper wall 3 at a position between said highest point 3 and the portion 2 of the block is an integral guard portion 5 which is made to eX- guished from the inner side, or the plaster-bearingV PATENT oFFrcE tend over andiar beyondthe .said point 3 inthe direction of the portion l, it being noted that the upper surface oi the extension 5' of this guard has a highestpoint at its terminal and thereby ing across the space between' the top cornersof l5 saidv portionsfl and 2 so thatv no injury can be done thereto and that normal orderly stacking of blocks can be done in storing and handling.

Moreover, due to the fact that the guard portion 5, 5', 6 is wholly below the top line of the block and within the recess of the block the blocks can a slanting upper surface is created by which Water beindisoriminately stacked or regardless of the f position of one withy respect-to the other in the V same way that bricks may bestacked,'for example.

It is believed to be clear that since the-guard -M 5, 5' extends'some considerable distance beyond the point 3' of the upper-wall 3 water that may drip thereonor reach the same by wind-driven rain through a mortar-joint directlyupon the guard cannot possibly reach that part of thewall 3 that slants toward the portion I but, being caught must move toward the portion 2-never y toward the former, and any water wind-driven up .the guards inclined surface, by chance, even if forced over the bead or rib 6 will finally follow down. the lower or under wall surface of the guard then again following down ythe slope of the end y `wall portion of 3 to said portion 2. Thus, it is seen, all water must always reach the outer side only of a constructed wall. f'

Due to the considerable bridging of kthe space between the portions l and 2 by the guard 55 narrow spaces 7,1 are created between said guard and said positions, which through inattention of a mason might become bridged withmortaig-when used, as the tops of the portions i and 2v are supplied with that commodity in'too great bulk.`

When such too great bulk is used thesetting of a block thereon might tend to cause suchvrbridging mentioned. In order to obviate this to aconsiderable extent, the inner lower 01 Afacing corners of the portions l and 2 are relieved at an angle as at 8 thus creating a recess the full length of the block, such recess receiving into it much of the excess mortar at those locations, minimizing Ai() i Cil to a great extent the difficulty mentioned. Naturally the more mortar kept out of the space of the block the less chance for water to be held to maintain an undesired damp wall structure.

Incidentally, the guard 5, 5 besides acting in the capacity mentioned provides a convenient grasping portion for the workman, the block nicely balancing therefrom.

We claim:

1. A building block including in its construction spaced portions forming the inner and outer portions of a building wall, a bridging connecting the inner sides of said spaced portions, part thereof having an upper surface sloped from a highest point to a lowest point at its junction with said outer portion, and a guard erected on and integral with the wall at the said upper surface thereof between the high point of said wall and said outer portion, the terminal of said guard being extended over and beyond and overhanging the said high point and projected toward the named inner portion.

2. A building block including in its construction spaced portions forming the inner and outer portions of a building wall, a bridging connecting the inner sides of said spaced portions, part thereof having an upper surface sloped from a highest point to a lowest point at its junction with said outer portion, and a guard erected on and integral with the wall at the said upper surface thereof between the high point of said wall and said outer portion, the terminal of said guard being extended over and beyond and overhanging the said high point and projected toward the named inner portion, said terminal of the guard lying substantially at the same plane in which the tops of the said inner and outer portions lie.

3. A building block including in its construction spaced portions forming the inner and outer portions of a building wall, a bridging connecting the inner sides of said spaced portions, part thereof having an upper surface sloped from the highest point toward a lowest point at its junction with said outer portion, and a guard erected on and integral with the wall at said upper surface thereof between the high point of said wall and said outer portion, the terminal of said guard being extended toward the named inner portion and overhanging the said high point, the upper surface of the guard sloping from its terminal toward the named outer portion.

4. A building block including in its construction spaced portions forming the inner and outer portions of a building wall, a bridging connecting the inner sides of said spaced portions, part thereof having an upper surface sloped from a highest point to a lowest point at its junction with said outer portion, and a guard erected on and integral with the wall at the said upper surface thereof between the high point of said wall and said outer portion, the terminal of said guard being extended over and beyond and overhanging the said high point and projected toward the named inner portion, the said guard having an upper and a lower surface, said lower surface sloping from the terminal of the guard toward the named outer portion and terminating beyond said highest point between the same and said outer portion.

5. A building block including in its construction spaced portions forming the inner and outer portions of a building wall, a bridging connecting the inner sides of said spaced portions, part thereof having an upper surface sloped from a highest point to a lowest point at its junction with said outer portion, and a guard erected on and integral with the wall at the said upper surface thereof between the high point of said wall and said outer portion, the terminal of said guard being extended over and beyond and overhanging the said high point and projected toward the named inner portion, the guard having an upper and lower surface and being spaced above the said high point of the bridging wall, and both upper and lower surfaces being inclined downwardly toward the named outer portion.

6. A building block including in its construction spaced portions forming the inner and outer portions of a building wall, a bridging connecting the inner sides of said spaced portions, part thereof having an upper surface sloped from the highest point to a lowest point at its junction with said outer portion, and a guard erected on and integral with the wall at said upper surface thereof between the high point of said wall and said outer portion, the terminal of said guard being extended over and beyond and overhanging the said high point and projected toward the named inner portion, the upper surface of the guard sloping from its terminal toward the named outer portion, said terminal being surmounted by a rib extending upward therefrom.

7. A building block including in its construction spaced portions forming the inner and outer portions of a building wall, a bridging connecting the inner sides of said spaced portions, part thereof having an upper surface sloped from a highest point to a lowest point at its junction with said outer portion, and a guard erected on and ntegral with the wall at said upper surface thereof between the high point of said wall and said outer portion, the terminal of said guard being extended over and beyond and overhanging the said high point and projected toward the named inner portion, the inner facing corners of the portions at their lower sides being cut away at an angle.

8. A building block including in its construction spaced portions whose outer sides form parts of an inner outer face of a constructed wall, a bridging wall connecting the inner walls of the said spaced portions and spaced below the plane of the top surface of said block, part of said bridging wall having an upper surface sloped from a highest point thereof toward a lower point at its juncture with the outer of the two named portions, and a guard erected on and integral with the wall at the Lipper side thereof between the high point thereof and said outer portion, said guard being wholly within the confines of the block and having a terminal projecting beyond and overhanging said high point and extending in the direction of the inner portion.

9. The invention according to claim 8 wherein the top surface of the extreme of said guard so projected is the highest surface of said guard.

ALFRED H. STAMM. HARRY S. BARTON.

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